Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden appeared at a rally in the Newcomb Hall Plaza on the Grounds of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA on September 17, 2008 to drum up support for their husband's Senator Barrack Obama (D-IL) and Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) and to raise awareness of women's issues.

Democrat Tom Perriello, challenging incumbent Virgil Goode (R-VA) for the 5th Congressional District of Virginia voted at the Ivy Polling Station at the Meriwether Lewis Elementary School in Ivy, VA on November 4, 2008.

Democratic Presidential hopeful Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) was a guest of Larry Sabato's Introduction to American Politics class at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA on February 11, 2008 -- the day before Virginia votes in it's Presidental Primaries.

There was a boiler room / steam explosion in Maupin Dorm at the University of Virginia on October 13, 2007, about an hour after the end of the UVA v UCONN football game. UVA police and Charlottesville Fire personnel responded to the incident.

Community members from Charlottesville and the University of Virginia came together for a "Glocal" thanksgiving dinner at St. Paul's Memorial Church in Charlottesville, VA on November 16, 2007. Dishes consisted entirely of ingredients produced within a 100 mile radius.

Randy Pausch gave a lecture on Time Management at the University of Virginia's Cabell Hall on November 27, 2007. The lecture, hosted by the School of Engineering, was part of Randy's "Last Lecture" series.